sync texture editor to points or polygons

[Gerbrand Nel]

Hey Guys
I could be going mad but a part of me remembers a time when you could 
convert your selection of points in the texture editor, to a vertex 
selection in your 3d works space. Nowadays you only get the UV selection 
in the 3d workspace.
Can we still convert this selection to points or polys, and if so, how??
Thanks guys.. hope that made sense.
G